Protector.



A. A. ULRICH.

PROTECTOR. APILIUATIONTILED APR. 23. 1913. RENEWED fun 4,1914.

1 1 1 0,01 '7 Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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riniirnn strains rare ALVA A. ULRICH, OF EPPING, NORTH DAKOTA.

PROTECTOR.

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Application filed. April 23, 1913, Serial No. 763,125.

To all whom it may; concern Be it known that l, ALVA A. ULRICH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Epping, in the county of lVilliams and State of :lorth Dakota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Protectors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in protectors and more particularly to a protector which is especially adapted for application to horses, mules and other draft animals, the object of the invention to provide a protector adapted for application to a draft animal. to protect the animals lips from being bitten by small insects such as bots, which sting the animals upon the lips and cause great annoyance not only to the animal, but to the driver.

Another object of the invention is to prol protector of the above character fl which will possess advantages in points of elliciency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

ll ith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the novel features ot constructimi and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully describei pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation illustrating application of my improved protector; l 9. a detail enlarged perspective view of one end of the bit. showing the manner of V1 the protector upon the animals be: Jig. 3 is a detail sectional view illusr-i ing the relative position of the lever with respect to the bit; and Fig. 4 is a simi r .il view.

in forming my improved protector, I prefer to construct the same of tin or other suitable pliable sheet metal. The protector itself comprises a substantially dome shaped body portion 1, having at one side an arcuate extension 2. The dome shaped body porti n l is adapted to fit over the lips of the animal and the extension 2 arranged beneath the lower jaw of the animal, while the side of the body opposite the extension 2 extends up on to the nose of the animal, as shown at- The body is provided adjacent the extension 2 with the outwardly projecting ears l which form longitudinal recesses Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914;.

Renewed June 4, 1914. Serial No. M3390.

5 adapted for the reception of the extending ends of the bit, when arranged in the animals mouth so that the protector will not interfere with the driving of the animal, in any way.

In fastening my improved protector upon the horses nose, I provide the pivoted levers 7, each having one end movably secured to the upper edge of the extension 2 and the other end thereof provided with a slot 8 adapted for the reception of a pivoted button 9, said button being carried by the ears 4- and adapted to be disposed transversely across the slot when in an operative position to hold the lever 7 in its locked position.

From the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that in the construction of my improved protector, the body portion thereof is made of light sheet metal and that the lovers 7 are each formed of a strip of sheet metal containing certain resilient powers, thus the combined resiliency of the ears 4 and the levers 7 is suliicient so that when it is desired to release the slot-ted ends of the levers, the ears 4- may be pressed inwardly toward the horses head to a certain extent and the levers 7 may also be bent outwardly to a certain extent so that the same may be readily removed from the pivoted button 9. It will be apparent that the above operation may be readily carried out by having the body of the protector constructed of a light weight sheet metal containing a certain amount of resiliency.

In placing the lever 7 in position across the bit opening 5, the same is to be arranged beneath the usual bit rings which are secured to each end of the body and to which the driving lines are fastened. Thus it will be apparent that the lever 7 will be arranged at the rear of the body so that the bit will prevent the protector from leaving the horses nose.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable protector which can be readily applied to a horses nose to protect the lips of the animal from being stung by bots or other small insects. Ialso provide the body portion 1 of the protector with a plurality of openings 10 so that the animal may readily breathe therethrough. It will be apparent that the device may be readily applied by fastening the lever 7 in position or may be quickly removed by turning the button 5) klllll llmre'fr0111. it will 2 M20 :lwice in ilsell conshruufion :iiiil c1111 1.) cmi pumli\"ely low 00%.. M it 2H1. if (lfifill'f'il; n'my be :5

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